Tuesday, Feb 18, 2014

Out of This World

Congratulations to the newest members of the cutcardstock design team! I know you're going to love their work and I can't wait to see what the make for us.

My tenure with cutcardstock.com is just about to come to an end. I've had a blast playing with you and these fabulously talented ladies at cutcardstock.com. For my almost-last card, I wanted to bring a little bit of Texas to you with a tribute to Nasa's Space Center. So, Houston . . . we have lift-off.

My little astronaut is Copic colored, paper pieced and fussy cut. To color his face I used my favorite standbys: Copic Markers E30, E11 and E000 and some Stampin' Up! Pastels (chalks) for his cheeks.

Copic markers are my go-to color medium, and these markers work best with a paper that has a smooth surface and tight paper fibers. I've tried just about all the varieties of paper out there, and hands down, Neenah is my favorite. So, of course, I used Neenah cardstock to create this little astronaut. Lucky us! Neenah is on sale this month.